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. 2024 Oct 14;33:e2024455. doi: 10.1590/S2237-96222024v33e2024455.en

Table 1. Population characteristics and frequency of drinking and driving according to sociodemographic variables in the population, stratified by sex, National Health Survey, Northeastern Brazil, 2019.

Variable Male (n = 4,984) Female (n = 1,355)
Total (%) Drinking and driving (%) p-value a Total (%) Drinking and driving (%) p-value a
Age range (years)
≥ 60 8.2 17.8 0.001 5.6 6.9 0.498
35-59 49.3 22.2 43.9 9.2
18-34 42.5 28.5 50.5 11.1
Race/skin color
Black 73.8 24.4 0.738 66.9 11.4 0.093
White 26.2 25.1 33.1 7.6
Marital status
With a partner 38.5 22.3 0.045 29.5 7.5 0.112
Without a partner 61.5 26.0 70.5 11.1
Education level
Higher education 17.6 23.9 0.761 42.4 9.0 0.536
High school 37.4 23.6 39.2 11.2
Elementary education 39.8 25.4 17.3 10.5
Uneducated 5.2 26.9 1.2 2.4
Per capita household income (in minimum wages)
≤ ½ 36.7 22.6 0.484 29.9 12.7 0.366
> ½ to 1 28.5 25.7 24.3 8.8
> 1 to 2 19.5 25.6 18.6 7.1
> 2 15.3 25.7 27.2 10.3
Place of residence
Urban area 73.7 22.5 < 0.001 81.6 9.0 0.112
Rural area 26.3 30.3 18.4 14.7
Drive a car
No 34.4 26.2 0.189 45.9 10.5 0.725
Yes 65.6 23.7 54.1 9.7
Ride a motorcycle
No 24.3 19.9 0.004 39.6 8.4 0.262
Yes 75.7 26.1 60.4 11.1

a) Wald test.